Child Bride’s Peaches and Plums Are All Over the World

It rained for two consecutive days, and on the morning of the third day, the rain fell with ice particles, and the snow-white ice particles rolled to the ground like coarse salt particles and quickly melted.

It seems that this icy rain has drained all the water from the sky. By mid-afternoon, the gray sky began to brighten. The sun, which hadn’t shown its face for a long time, shyly poked its head out from the clouds, trying to radiate heat. Unfortunately, the ground People just feel cold.

But the sun came out anyway, and the weather became clear.

Li Baolu asked Erlin to explore the road, and learned that the road ahead was fine. The winter rain in the past two days did not affect the journey. In addition, Gu Jingyun and Zhao Ning had both recovered from their illnesses. They decided to leave early tomorrow morning and reach Ruyi in the afternoon. Ning Cheng.

Before leaving, Gu Jingyun found Qu's father, Qu's mother and Xiaobao, and gave him a copy of the "Three Character Classic", "You are very talented in reading, and this age is the best time for enlightenment, so don't let your talent down." .”

Xiao Bao glanced at his parents before taking the book, and respectfully agreed.

Qu's father and Qu's mother were very excited, and they both knelt down to thank them. A book is very precious, not to mention that their son also got advice from a scholar.

Gu Jingyun looked at them and said: "I actually like Xiaobao very much. He is also very talented. If you are willing, I am willing to accept him as an apprentice and bring him to the capital to study. If you are not willing, then forget it."

Father Qu was shocked, his son was only five years old, of course he was reluctant.

This is the son he gave birth to after thirteen years of hard work.

Seeing him at the side, Zhao Ning tried to persuade him: "Brother Qu, sir, this is for the good of Xiaobao. Although he is talented, if he has no good teacher to guide him, he might not be able to go far. Besides," he paused before saying: "What's more, what a good learning environment the Qu family can provide him?"

"Reading is not only necessary to buy the Four Books and Five Classics, a collection of classics and history, and even miscellaneous notes and essays. The cost of these books is a huge expenditure, and you also need to provide pens, ink, paper and inkstones and bundles of repairs. The Qu family can really provide for Xiaobao. Reading imperial examinations?"

Father Qu was stunned, and said in a daze: "I, I didn't want Xiaobao to become an official in the imperial examination. Well, that's something noble people are qualified to do. I just want him to know a few words so that he can go to the city It’s very satisfying to find a job that’s not too tiring.”

Father Qu is a very ambitious person. After he built the brick house, he wanted to save money for his son to study for two years. He would be very satisfied when he found a relationship and went to the county town to let his son work as an accountant or a small steward. .

To be able to earn several hundred wen every month without going to the fields is his biggest ambition. How dare he expect his son to be an official?

What's more, Gu Jingyun is a stranger after all, how dare he hand over his son to others casually?

Zhao Ning took a sneak peek at Mr. Gu Jingyun, seeing that the corners of Gu Jingyun's mouth were slightly raised, still as immobile as a mountain, and his heart was slightly blocked.

He knew that Mr. must accept Xiaobao as an apprentice, not only because of his appreciation for Xiaobao, but also because of his teacher's wife.

Forget it, the teacher has something to do, so naturally he, the student, will charge forward.

So when Qu's father and Qu's mother withdrew, he also went out.

Zhao Ning showed his acting skills in front of grandparents and parents, looked at Xiaobao with regret and said: "It's a pity that the road to heaven is so broken."

Mother Qu couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean, son?"

Zhao Ning looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Do you know who my husband is?"

"I don't know, but it looks like a noble person." Mother Qu smiled flatteringly: "Otherwise, who can afford those good things and use those precious things?"

Zhao Ning twitched the corner of his mouth, and changed the topic: "Then do you know who I am?"

Father Qu smiled embarrassedly, "Young master has lived in my house for three days, I really haven't asked you his name, I only know that the nobleman inside is named Gu."

"My surname is Zhao. My family is not a high-ranking official. It's just a country gentry. It was only last year that I won the Juren."

Qu's father and Qu's mother opened their mouths wide, juren? !

Zhao Ning pointed to the main room again and said: "The man inside is my husband. He is Gu Jingyun, the number one scholar in the current discipline, and the nephew of the Runing Qin family. Bar?"

Father Qu nodded sharply, and said excitedly: "I know, I know, it's the emperor's teacher, and the Qin family is the biggest family in Runing, the biggest kind person!"

"His uncle is now the cabinet boss. Regardless of his young age, he is still the prince's teacher. Now he only has two students, me and the prince. I don't know how many people want to worship under him. If it wasn't for Xiaobao and sir , and smart, the master would not open his mouth to accept him as an apprentice. It's a pity," Zhao Ning looked at Xiaobao and couldn't help but sighed again, "It's a pity!"

Father Qu's face was flushed, his eyes were bright, and he almost fainted from excitement. He wanted to catch Zhao Ning to ask more about the situation, but Zhao Ning shook his head and left.

Mother Qu held his arm tightly, lowered her voice and couldn't hide her excitement and asked, "Is that little boy in there really the prince's teacher? Oh my god, if our son becomes his student, wouldn't he be So he became the prince's junior brother?"

Father Qu looked at his son, then at the main room, gritted his teeth and pushed his son into her arms, and strode out.

"Master, what are you doing out so late?"

"I'll go to the village chief, you take Xiaobao and go back to sleep first."

Father Qu didn't believe Zhao Ning and Gu Jingyun in his heart, but he hoped that they were not lying. He felt that this matter was too important. He couldn't make up his mind by himself, so he could only go to the village chief.

The village head is still the patriarch of their Qu family. Although he only manages the 40 or 50 households in his village, he has dealt with the head of the village and the yamen servants in the county, so he must have a lot more knowledge than him.

Patriarch Qu was woken up as soon as he got into bed, feeling very upset. In such a cold day, he was reluctant to burn firewood, let alone light a lamp. They had nothing else to do except crawl on the bed.

Patriarch Qu, who climbed out of the bed, had an ugly face, but soon he jumped up in surprise, almost knocking over the oil lamp that was just lit on the table.

"Are you serious? Runing Qin wants to accept Xiaobao as a student?"

"No, no, it's not Runing Qin. The young master's surname is Gu. He is said to be Qin's nephew. He is also the prince's teacher."

Patriarch Qu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "If he is really the nephew of the Qin family, what is the difference between him and the Qin family?"

He excitedly said: "Runing Qin family has no son, isn't a nephew equivalent to half a son?"

The capital is too far away, and the name of the prince's teacher is so resounding that it is unreal. It is the name of the Runing Qin family that really makes the patriarch's eyes shine.

Their village belongs to the city of Runing. Everyone knows that the largest family in Runing is the Qin family, and the direct branch of the Qin family is full of talents. .

In Runing, even providing a basket of vegetables to the Qin family's ancestral house is something worth showing off, let alone being a student of the Qin family's nephew.

Patriarch Qu was so excited that he couldn't sit still, "Did you agree to come down? When did he say to take Xiaobao to the capital?"

Father Qu said with a bitter face: "I don't know if what he said is true or not, patriarch, I only have such a son, he is only five years old, how can I be willing?"

"Idiot," Patriarch Qu patted his head and said, "Why are you hesitating at such a rare opportunity? Don't you think that Xiaobao, like us, will spend his whole life gnawing on the ground and eating such a full meal all year round? Can you follow Ru Ning Qin, even if he can't be an official, it won't be a problem to have enough food and clothing. Besides, he doesn't want Xiaobao to be a slave, but a student. That Mr. Zhao is right, this is what many people ask for. It's a good thing not to come."

Patriarch Qu really wanted to rush to the Qu family to beg Gu Jingyun to accept Xiaobao, but he suppressed himself after seeing the sky, and said: "I will get up early tomorrow, and you will prepare things for Xiaobao tonight, and I will personally Go and beg him with you, if he is willing to accept Xiaobao again, not only will Xiaobao be able to flourish in the future, but our entire family and the entire village will benefit."

Father Qu could only go home with his head drooping, he was still reluctant to part with his son, why did Mr. Gu go to the capital?

How nice it would be to live in Runing.

As soon as Qu's father left, Patriarch Qu couldn't sleep anymore, he called his old wife and sons to discuss, took out half of the family's savings, and asked his son to go to other families of the Qu family, saying: "This is the family of the whole clan. If you have the money to contribute money, if you don’t have the money to contribute things, at least you can’t let Xiaobao follow others in a poor way. If he is really successful in the future, he will naturally miss our affection.”

Father Qu spent the whole night tossing and turning, unable to make up his mind. He wanted his son to be famous, but he was also afraid that his son would never come back, and he would never have a son.

But before he could make up his mind, it was dawn, and the nobleman's servants outside had already gone to the kitchen to boil water for breakfast. Father Qu knew that they would leave after breakfast, and they had to make up their minds whether to stay or go.

It's just that he was still hesitating, but Patriarch Qu had already brought several elders of the clan. As soon as he arrived, he took Xiaobao to the main house to ask for the nobleman.

Father Qu opened his mouth, but followed in silence in the end.

Gu Jingyun just got up and got dressed, when he heard someone coming to see him, he wiped his face and hands unhurriedly, took the hairband, tied his hair and went out.

Everyone in the Qu family was shocked when they saw the image of Gu Jingyun, and the patriarch Qu's eyes lit up even more. He led Xiaobao into the house, and immediately asked him to kneel and kowtow, and said respectfully: "Mr. Gu, I heard from my nephew that you are interested. It is his blessing to accept Xiaobao as an apprentice, so today I specially brought him here to apprentice..."

Gu Jingyun stretched out his hand to interrupt him and said: "I intend to take him as a disciple. He is not only smart, but also has good morals, but I don't want to take him away right now. I have to deal with some things when I go back to my hometown, and I will pass by here on the way back." , if you want him to worship me as a teacher, then I will stop when I pass by here, and then take him away, if you don’t want to, forget it.”

Qu's father breathed a sigh of relief, and did not take his son away now.

Gu Jingyun looked at him and said, "I know your family is poor, and I never limit my cultivation to my direct disciples, so you can rest assured that he will follow me, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing. Every year he has a holiday, and when he arrives Then he can return to his hometown to visit you."

Father Qu was grateful, knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, nobleman, thank you, nobleman!"

"You don't need to thank me," Gu Jingyun looked at him and said, "I didn't want to accept such a young student. Even though he is smart and good-natured, he may not be able to take care of himself in life. But unfortunately, my wife also likes him." I lost your daughter and want to take her as an apprentice, I think one is accepted, and the two are also accepted, if they can be together, they can take care of each other."

The members of the Qu clan were stunned, and Father Qu was even more stunned, before asking after a while, "Which daughter of mine does Madam have a crush on?"